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The Joy Of Nelly Deane Analysis

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The Joy of Nelly Deane
This was a story about two young girls who grew up in the same town but ended up living different lives than they expected to. They had a close friendship that changed over time.
The beginning of the short story starts with an explanation of the friendship between Nelly and Peggy. It also includes information about three older women in the community that the two young girls formed a friendship with. These two young girls grew up in the same town however lived in totally different worlds outside of their friendship.
The people in the town expected Nelly to live a wonderful life being she was such a beautiful girl and came from a well to do family. Everyone in town, including her parents were so nice and went out of their

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